Noisy cicadas prepare to emerge after 17 years

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(CNN)It's going to get noisy in parts of the Northeast when hordes of cicadas emerge after spending 17 years under ground.

Billions of the critters will make themselves heard in Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia once the soil where they live warms up to 64 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the website Cicadamania.com.

Ohio State University professor Dave Shetlar, who's known as "The BugDoc," told CNN affiliate WBNS that could happen in April in southern Ohio, but most of the state will see the cicadas in May.

Cleveland Metroparks posted a picture on Instagram earlier this month of a young cicada waiting to make its debut.

Once they've mated, the female cicadas lay hundreds of rice-sized eggs in tree branches. The eggs will hatch a few weeks later and the babies will make their way to the ground where they'll bide their time until around 2033.

If you can't wait that long, don't worry, Brood VI is scheduled to emerge next year in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.